Handle attachment for mops



1957 P. s. VOSBlKlAN ETIAL 2,801,434

' HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR MOPS Filed March 11, 1954 ATTORNEY United States Patent 2,801,434 1HKNDLEATTACHMENTFGR MOPS Feter SQVos Bikian and Thomas S. Vosbikian, "Melrose,'Pa. Application March 11, 1954;515:1211 No. 415,524 2 Claims. c1. 15-119 The object of our present invention is to devise a novel attachment for mops which will provide for the automatic relative adjustment of the handle and mop head to enable the mop material to be moved into close .proximity to furniture legs and other obstacles normally present in the rooms of dwellings, shops and the like.

'i In order to attain such results, the handle is of novel construction and is connected to the mop in a novel hanner.

, With the foregoing and other objects in view as will hereinafter clearly appear, our invention comprehends a novel handle attachment for mops.

. ventioh consists can be variously arranged and organized,

and the invention is not limited except by the scope of the' appended claims to the exact arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a handle attachment for mops in assembled condition with a mop.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 4.

Figure 3 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the mop showing the handle in a different relation to the mop head.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a handle bracket.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawings and description.

Referring to the drawings:

The mop has an absorbent surface preferably formed of a block 1 of sponge material such as cellulose sponge, and such block is secured to the mop head, which comprises sections 2 and 3 having at opposite sides depending flanges 4 which grip the sponge material to retain it in position.

The block may be slidable on the head sections and if desired the top face of the block may be cemented to the head sections. The inner ends of the head sections are deflected or rounded to form sleeves to receive hinge pins 5. The hinge pins are U-shaped and opposite ends of a backing plate 6 are bent around the hinge pins as at 7. The backing plate 6 has opposite sides provided with depending marginal flanges which serve as stops to limit upward movement of the head sections 2 and 3 as shown at 8.

A mounting plate 9 is riveted to the backing plate by rivets 10 and positioned between raised ribs 11. The

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mountin plate is deflected upwardly at its central portion to form a rounded bearing 12 which terminates at the outer rib "11 and'at its inner end is extended beyond the inner rib 11 to terminate in proximity to the side edges of the head sections. The parts 6 and 9 may be formed in one piece but may be individual parts for econoiny in manufacture and more simple stamping operations.

The bearing 12exte'nds above the ribs 11 and is-adapted tore-delve a forwardly "extending bearing rod 13 which at its r'ea'rend terminates in a -rod portion '14 -defle'cted'at right angles to the bearing rod 14 in'r'ea'r of the'be'aririg 12. The portion 14 merges into a rod portion 15'which extends at arr angle u wardly and rearwardl from the portion 154, "and at it's free up'pe'r end is threaded to engage a nut '16 fixed in any desired manner in the lower end of a handle 17 and as shown by indenting the handle into the nut.

The bearing rod 13 in advance of the bearing 12 is provided with an annular groove 18 which receives a split washer 19 which latter bears against the forward end of the bearing 12. The bearing rod rides on the ribs 11.

The washer 19 bears against a rib 11 to prevent forward linear movement of the bearing rod 13 and the bearing 12 and right angle bend 14 prevent forward movement of the bearing rod 13, while rearward movement of the bearing rod 13 is prevented by the washer 19 contacting the central plate 9 inwardly of a juxtaposed rib 11.

The backing plates 2 and 3 may have raised ribs 20 near their ends to aid in securing the sponge material thereto and aid in preventing its sliding movement in case it is not cemented to the backing plates 2 and 3.

The operation and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be clear from the following explanation.

In mops as normally constructed, the handle is rigidly connected with the rnop head and must be moved in a straight line during the mopping operation, and it is diflicult to clean around an obstacle. In our invention, the partial rotation of the handle to the right or left provides for a diagonal movement of the sponge material, and by raising or lowering the free end of the handle pressure is applied to the front or rear marginal portions of the sponge material.

In the embodiment seen in Figure 5, the carrier bracket and the bearing are formed in one piece by a stamping operation. A bracket 21 formed from sheet material has depending flanges 22 and its central portion is upwardly deflected to form an annular or rounded bearing 23 with openings at the end to receive the straight portion 24 of the handle member. A washer 25 engages the portion 24 near its free end to limit movement in one direction, the movement in the opposite direction being limited by the right angle bend 26 of the handle member, said bend merging into the handle portion 27 which inclines upwardly and rearwardly and has its upper end threaded to be received in the nut 16, see Figure 2.

Opposite ends of the bracket 21 are deflected as at 28 to engage the pivot pins in the same manner as shown in the other figures of the drawings.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a mop, a block of cleaning material, head sections secured to the top face of the block with their inner ends spaced from each other and deflected to form pivot receiving sleeves extending forwardly and rearwardly of the mop, pivot means in said sleeves and including portions extending between said sleeves at the opposite ends thereof, backing plate means overhanging the inner ends of said head sections and having opposite ends bent around said portions, and having a central portion defiected upwardly to form a channel open at its bottom and ends and extending forwardly and rearwardly of the mop, a bearing rod extending through said channel with means at one end of the channel to prevent longitudinal movement of the rod in a rearward direction and having a sharp bend contacting the opposite end of the channel to prevent longitudinal movement of the rod in the opposite direction, said backing plate means including a portion to retain said bearing rod in said channel whereby during the operation of the mop the block and backing plate means have a 360 free turning movement on the bearing rod, said rod having a rear portion disposed at an obtuse angle to said sharp bend and said rear portion being in the same plane, and a mop handle connected to said rear portion of the bearing rod.

2. The construction defined in claim 1, wherein said backing plate means has spaced ribs extending beneath said channel and on which said bearing rod rides.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Hood Apr. 17, Sendrowitz May 22, Hranicka Dec. 31, Smith June 19, Adams Dec. 3, Vosbikian May 5, Vosbikian et a1 June 30, Richards Mar. 2,

FOREIGN PATENTS Switzerland Dec. 1, 

